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TOBACCO BLOTCH LEAF MINER (Psara periusalis Walk, ) 
Haiti Roger C« Smith (September 26): This pyralid miner Ps 
periusalis Walk* is the vorst pest of tobacco in Haiti. The 
eggs are laid on the young plants in the bed, When the plants 
are transplanted the:,- lock healthy and :ir.„ 
destroy t . iiage in about a week* Tobacco is being set out 
now and reports of heavy losses are coming in. A company reported 
yesterday the loss of mere than half of their plantings. T 
life history and control has not been worked out. 
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A LOOSER ( Caen urgia sp.) 
* . 
Haiti Roger C« Smith (September 22): An outbreak of a species of in 
Caenurgia, resembling erechtea of the States but not that , occurred 
20 acres of sugar cane, a portion of which is entirely defoliated. 
The cane is about 2 months behind due to burning. Scattered 
injury observed over several hundred acres. This ins .ct is not 
in the collection and my assistants never saw it before. They 
are nov; (September 36) in 1 stage in small cocoons naci. 
by spinning on a leaf, often turning over the edge. 
First seen on a grass, Hal eus halapensc , where similar 
foliation Occurred, at the agriculture college near ; ort-au- 
Prince. 
FOREST AND SHADE-TREE INSECTS 
'..'HITE-MAHKED TUSSOCK MOTH ( Hemerocampa leuc? , --.) 
Indiana J, J« Davie (October 1): The tussock moth h sent 
in from several localities, [1 rl liati: 
at Grarret't, August 31. 
3AG'.,'0RM ( Thyriuoptervx epheoaracfomis . . ) 
Indiana J, J* Davis (October 1): The bag onn wj E abundant at r1 Lne- 
ville (September 4) and Columbus (S pt ember o). 
Kansas J, W» McColloch (. r 22.) i Bagworme sported In- 
juring cedars at Richland, 
Mississippi R, '„. i (September 1:6): The common b -••• 
considerable attention ii L during t ' • 
Specir..L.nc have recently been eol I I on linden ' Lly 
Springs, and on arborvit; . :o and CI 
